Permafrost Crafting Recipes
Every recipe in the Permafrost game: what it costs, where you craft it, how long it takes and how many blueprint points it needs. 176 recipes across 7 stations, 15 of them craftable by hand.
- Recipes
- 176in the preview build
- Stations
- 7Crafting Bench
- Hand-craftable
- 15no bench needed
- Blueprint points
- 66149 recipes are free
- Most-used ingredient
- Clothin 90 recipes
- Plan a build
- Crafting calculator
All crafting recipes
Game dataClick a result to open its item page with sources, repair and recycling data. Stations link to a page listing everything that bench crafts.
Data: Permafrost Early Access preview build 0.44.2.4552-playtest — refreshed at the Oct 9 launch. How we source this
Plan what to craft before you head out
Pick anything to craft or build and get every raw material, the stations you need and the best place to gather, hunt, loot or buy what is missing. Count what you collect and save the list for later.
- Raw materials & stations
- Count what you have gathered
- Save up to 20 lists

Hand-craftable recipes
Game data15 recipes need no workstation — these are what you can make on day one, anywhere.
- Crude BowHand-crafted (no station)2× Wood, 1× RopeCost5 sCraft time
- Glow StickHand-crafted (no station)1× Processed Plastic, 1× ChemicalsCost2 sCraft time
- Improvised CoffeeHand-crafted (no station)5× Coffee BeansCost3 sCraft time
- Improvised TeaHand-crafted (no station)5× HerbsCost3 sCraft time
- Makeshift BandageHand-crafted (no station)2× ClothCost4 sCraft time
- Makeshift SplintHand-crafted (no station)2× Wood, 1× RopeCost3 sCraft time
- OilHand-crafted (no station)5× Animal FatCost
- PanaceaHand-crafted (no station)2× Chemicals, 1× HerbsCost5 sCraft time
- Rat CageHand-crafted (no station)2× Quality Metal, 1× ComponentsCost5 sCraft time
- RopeHand-crafted (no station)2× ClothCost3 sCraft time
- Stone AxeHand-crafted (no station)2× Stone, 4× WoodCost5 sCraft time
- Stone PickaxeHand-crafted (no station)2× Stone, 4× WoodCost6 sCraft time
- Stone ShivHand-crafted (no station)1× Stone, 2× WoodCost3 sCraft time
- Stone SledgehammerHand-crafted (no station)2× Stone, 4× WoodCost6 sCraft time
- Wooden Arrow×3Hand-crafted (no station)1× WoodCost1.5 sCraft time
Blueprint points by station
How many recipes each bench unlocks, what they cost in blueprint points, and what the bench itself costs to build.
| Station | Recipes | Points | Avg time | Bench cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 12 | 4.52 s | 10× Wood | |
| 63 | 20 | 6.63 s | 15× Wood, 3× Copper Ingot | |
| 17 | 34 | 5.26 s | 10× Wood, 10× Iron Ingot | |
| 10 | 0 | 9.2 s | 15× Wood, 3× Deer Pelt | |
| 4 | 0 | 15 s | 40× Stone | |
| 1 | 0 | 20 s | 5× Scrap | |
| 5 | 0 | 14 s | 5× Iron Ingot |
Most-used ingredients
CalculatedThe materials recipes ask for most often — stockpile these first.
| Ingredient | Used by | Total needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 recipes | 548 | Crafted | |
| 32 recipes | 102 | Looted / gathered | |
| 26 recipes | 100 | Looted / gathered | |
| 19 recipes | 50 | Crafted | |
| 19 recipes | 39 | Crafted | |
| 18 recipes | 53 | Crafted | |
| 16 recipes | 38 | Crafted | |
| 14 recipes | 98 | Looted / gathered | |
| 13 recipes | 41 | Crafted | |
| 12 recipes | 27 | Looted / gathered | |
| 12 recipes | 18 | Crafted | |
| 10 recipes | 31 | Looted / gathered | |
| 10 recipes | 10 | Crafted | |
| 8 recipes | 21 | Looted / gathered | |
| 8 recipes | 21 | Looted / gathered |
Counts cover every recipe in the preview build; amounts are the sum of what all recipes ask for once each.
Permafrost has 176 crafting recipes in the Early Access preview build, spread across 7 workstations: Crafting Bench, Tailoring Bench, Weapons Bench, Tanning Rack, Stone Furnace, Makeshift Smelter, Professional Smelter. 15 recipes are hand-craftable with no bench, which is how you make your first tools and a campfire before you own anything. Unlocking every recipe costs 66 blueprint points; 149 recipes come free. Crafting Bench is the busiest bench with 64 recipes. Cloth is the most-demanded ingredient (90 recipes), and the slowest craft is Quality Metal at 20 s.
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Permafrost crafting FAQ
How many crafting recipes are in Permafrost?
The Early Access preview build has 176 crafting recipes across 7 workstations, plus 15 that you can craft by hand.
Which crafting stations does Permafrost have?
Crafting Bench, Tailoring Bench, Weapons Bench, Tanning Rack, Stone Furnace, Makeshift Smelter, Professional Smelter. Crafting Bench has the most recipes (64). Each bench is a build part you place in your base.
What can you craft without a workbench?
15 recipes are hand-craftable, including Crude Bow, Glow Stick, Improvised Coffee, Improvised Tea, Makeshift Bandage, Makeshift Splint.
How do blueprint points work in Permafrost?
Recipes are unlocked in the blueprint tree with blueprint points. Unlocking every recipe costs 66 points; 149 recipes are free from the start.
Which materials should I stockpile for crafting?
The most-used ingredients are Cloth, Wood, Scrap, Copper Ingot, Quality Metal. Cloth alone appears in 90 recipes.














